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Homework 2

1 .       Which of the following acids, if in solutions of equal concentration, is the most acidic?

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2 .       Which one of the following is the weakest acid?

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3 .       Lactic acid, HC3H5O3, has one acidic hydrogen. A 0.10 M solution of lactic acid has a pH of 2.44. Calculate Ka.

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4 .       Phenol is a weak acid with one acidic hydrogen. The pH of a 0.00500 M solution of phenol is 6.09. Calculate Ka.

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5 .       A 0.200 M solution of a weak acid, HX, is 9.4 percent ionized. Using this information, calculate Ka for HX.

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6 .       Calculate the pH of a 0.025 M solution of propanoic acid (Ka = 1.3 x 10-5).

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7 .       Barbital is a weak monoprotic acid with Ka = 1.0 x 10-8. What is the pH of a 1.5 x 10-4 M solution of barbital?

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8 .       The active ingredient in aspirin is acetylsalicylic acid, HC9H7O4, a monoprotic acid with Ka = 3.3 x 10-4 at 25°C. What is the pH of a solution obtained by dissolving two aspirin tablets, each containing 325 mg of acetylsalicylic acid in 100. mL of water?

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9 .       Hydroxylamine, HONH2, is a weak base. Write the Kb expression for hydroxylamine.

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10 .       Determine the pH of a 0.15 M H2NNH2 solution (Kb for H2NNH2 is 8.5 x 10-7).

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11 .       Calculate the molar concentration of OH- ions in a 0.050 M solution of ethylamine, C2H5NH2, (Kb = 6.4 x 10-4). What is [OH-] and the pH of this solution?

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12 .       The pH of a 0.25 M solution of base, B, is 9.10. Calculate the Kb for base B.

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